Acreages of different crops, as reported by the Agricultural Census in 1871.

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Agricultural Census Crop Categories, 1871- 1871
Wheat 12,546 Show data context
Barley or Bere 21,939 Show data context
Oats 41,670 Show data context
Rye 332 Show data context
Beans 56 Show data context
Peas 100 Show data context
Potatoes 5,161 Show data context
Turnips & Swedes 4,643 Show data context
Mangold 689 Show data context
Carrots 49 Show data context
Cabbage, Kohl Rabi, & Rape 49 Show data context
Vetches, Lucerne & other Green Crops 250 Show data context
Flax 8 Show data context
Hops 5 Show data context
Bare Fallow 5,108 Show data context
Clover, Sainfoin, & Grasses under Rotation: For Hay 22,506 Show data context
Clover, Sainfoin, & Grasses under Rotation: Not for Hay 21,757 Show data context
Date: Source:
1871 Ministry of Agriculture, Agricultural Statistics (HM Stationery Office) ,

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The Agricultural Census used this set of crops in its main tabulation by county for 1871.


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GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Carmarthenshire AncC through time | Agriculture & Land Use Statistics | Acreages of different crops, as reported by the Agricultural Census in 1871., A Vision of Britain through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10061398/cube/AGCEN_CROP_1871

Date accessed: 26th April 2024